# Incident 20120103000029I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Yakima, WA, January 3, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2012, 16:54 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 46.5682° N, 120.5440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (YKM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5682&lon=-120.5440&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405QX-2024-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW150A
- People aboard: 78
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120103000029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JANUARY 03, 2012 WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO YKM, N405QX STRUCK A FLOCK OF 4 OR 5 CANADIAN GEESE AT APPROXIMATELY 100 - 200 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY.  DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THREE BLADES OF THE LEFT HAND PROPELLER AND PROPELLER SPINNER.

## Other reports on N405QX (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080415831979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080415831979I), Apr 15, 2008: Bombdr DHC8402 (N405QX), Los Angeles, CA, No damage. (-23) Carrier reported runway rudder trim to the right, when applying rudder trim to the left during climb.
- [Incident 20040324003899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040324003899I), Mar 24, 2004: Bombdr DHC8401 (N405QX), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-23) On March 24, 2004 a Bombardier DHC-8-401, operated by horizon air industries, inc on a scheduled domestic passenger flight under provisions of title 14…
- [Incident 20030909024459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030909024459I), Sep 9, 2003: Bombdr DHC8401 (N405QX), Portland, OR. (-23) Crew experienced #2 engine fadec caution during approach to land. Copilot was flying at the time. The captain initiated the check list for #2 engine…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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